Here's the second chapter. Thanks to japaneserockergirl for reviewing and a big thanks to sugarhigh-ninja3 for helping me edit.
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I ran as fast as I could.
I could hear his voice echoing off the trees. He was taunting me again. But something was different. He was no longer amused. His tone was getting more frustrated every time he called to me. Even I was getting frustrated. Why couldn't he slow down?
Tears rolled down my cheeks. I hadn't even known I'd been crying.
I was getting angry. What was his problem anyway? What did he want?! Why couldn't he stop? And why wouldn't I? I didn't even know who he was, but I kept chasing him. I had to. I couldn't stop. I didn't want to stop. That's what scared me the most. I needed to find him. It didn't matter that I was annoyed or that I ached from running.
"Come on! Find me Olette", he shouted.
My lungs felt like they would explode. But I ignored the pain. I didn't stop this time.
"Hurry!"
His voice was louder. I was getting closer. Almost there. I could feel it.
My foot slipped on the wet leaves that covered the ground, causing me to fall on my back.
"Olette!" he cried out.
xXx
Olette jumped awake. She turned over to look at her alarm clock. It read 5:58. Damn, she thought. Her alarm would go off in 2 minutes. She had hoped that she still had an hour left to sleep. I can't wait for the weekend. I need more sleep.
As she was waiting for the water in the shower to warm up she recalled her dream. This was the second night in a row that she had a dream about him. She usually only dreamed about him once a week, but now it was getting more frequent. It bothered her. Who is he? She knew dreams were a reflection on memory, but she couldn't think of anyone whose voice sounded like his. Who could he possibly be?, she thought pensively.
The sudden heat made her snap back to reality. The bathroom was filling with steam. She took her shower, got dressed, and went to the kitchen. Both her parents were gone already. Her dad had an early meeting and her mom worked at a day care. Leon never woke up before nine. She poured herself a big bowl of cereal. It was just what she was in the mood for. But when she opened the fridge she saw that there wasn't a milk carton. As she slammed the fridge shut she noticed the sticky note on the door.
"Sorry, drank the last bit of milk last night. I'll buy more today." It was signed Leon.
"Damn Leon. Damn it all!" she cursed.
"Aren't you a little old for temper tantrums?" Leon asked standing in the doorway. His hair was all messed up and he was wearing sweats and a tank. The expression on his face was a mixture of amusement and annoyance.
"Sorry. I didn't sleep well. Why are you awake?"
"Someone was making noise", he said crabbily.
"Well someone drank all the milk," she accused.
"I woke up around midnight and couldn't fall back to sleep. So I got a snack. Sue me. I'll get milk later." He yawned. "What were you dreaming about last night anyway?" he asked concerned.
"Huh?"
"When I passed your room last night I heard you muttering. It also sounded like you were crying. Is everything ok?"
Olette hugged him. He's the best brother. "Everything's great. Gotta go. Bye," she said while grabbing an apple off the table.
Leon didn't look convinced. "Bye. Have a good day."
xXx
Olette sat on a bench, waiting for Hayner and Pence to get to school. She was thinking about what Leon said. I couldn't have been crying. He must have heard wrong. Why would I have been crying? Although she could remember most of the dream, some of the details were fuzzy. The harder she tried to remember, the fuzzier they got. Something was different this time. What was it? she thought frustrated.
"Hey. Earth to Olette. Anyone home?" Hayner asked, while tapping her on the head. Pence was standing next to him.
"Sorry I didn't notice you guy. I was just thinking about something," she replied.
Pence laughed. "Yeah. We kind of figured that. What were thinking about?"
"About how awesome we are. Of course," Hayner said while grinning.
"Aww, Sora. Isn't that cute? He thinks he's cool," said a voice from behind Olette. She turned, seeing Sora with his arm around Kari.
"You're a little full of yourself, aren't you?" Kairi said, sneering.
"You're one to talk," retorted Hayner.
"Don't talk to her that way!" Sora snarled.
"I'll talk to her any damn way I want!"
Sora let go of Kairi and stepped toward Hayner. Pence tried to get in between the two of them, but Hayner pushed him out of the way.
"Hayner please stop. He's not worth getting in trouble for," Olette pleaded. She flashed Kairi a look, asking her to calm Sora down, but she just stood there looking pleased. Hayner backed away from Sora. He knew Olette was right. Sora wasn't worth getting suspended. But Sora had different plans. He was just about to throw back a punch, when Riku came up from behind him, grabbing his arm.
"If you do that you'll get kicked off the team. Whatever he said just let it go," he reasoned.
Sora grumbled something, but he put his arm down. "Whatever man."
Riku turned to Olette. "Hey. How's it going?"
"I'm good. Thanks for helping."
"No problem," he replied, smiling. "I got to go talk to a teacher. See you later." He walked away. Sora followed him, looking sour. Kairi gave Olette a curious look before trailing after him.
"What was that about?" Hayner asked looking slightly peeved.
"He's in my Spanish class. I was just being friendly." Olette answered a little bit irritated. He better not be mad at me for talking to Riku.
Hayner put up his hands. "Whoa. Sorry. I don't care if you talk to him. I'm not going to tell you who you can be friends with. I'm not them."
"It's ok. I'm sorry. I know you don't like him."
Hayner smiled. "No prob." Turning to Pence he said, "Sorry I pushed you. Thanks for trying to help."
"What are friends for?" Pence laughed.
Just then the bell rang. As she was entering the school Olette looked over at the tree where the boy with the blue eyes sat yesterday. He was there, but he wasn't looking at her or reading. Instead he was talking to Naminé.
xXx
Olette's second day of school was exactly like her first. She went around to all her classes, met all her teachers, and heard all the class policies. You would think by now that they'd understand that we know all this stuff, she thought as her Astrology teacher prattled on about classroom rules. She reminds me of Ursula from The Little Mermaid. She's being friendly, but it feels like it's an act.
Her morning classes seemed to drag on. It didn't help that he stomach had been growling the whole time. By lunchtime she wasstarving. The apple she had for breakfast hadn't filled her up very much. She'd forgotten to bring her lunch, forcing her to wait in one of the endless lunch lines. The one she picked was the shortest of the five. When she saw what they were serving she groaned. She hated fish.
"You must be new here," said the guy standing next to her. Olette had to look up to see his face. Wow, he's tall. His red hair was sticking up in different directions and his green eyes gleamed with mirth.
"Yeah. How'd you know?" she asked looking puzzled.
"The fact that you looked at the fish with pure disgust," he responded, amused.
"How does that connect with me being a new student?"
"I'm assuming you don't know that you're in the vegetarian line," he laughed kindly, pointing to the sign on the wall.
She blushed. How'd I not see that? No wonder this line was the shortest, she thought embarrassed.
"Don't worry. There's salads at the end." He continued to smile at her making her feel self-conscious. She turned, noticing that the line had moved. There was a great deal of space between her and the person in front of her. Blushing again, she slid her tray forward. The red haired boy chuckled from behind. After choosing her salad she paid the cashier. She was heading toward the courtyard, when she felt someone tap her on the shoulder. Turning around, she saw that it was the boy from the lunch line.
"Hey. Do you have a name?" he questioned.
"It's Olette." I feel like I've heard that question a hundred times in the past two days. She expected him to tell her his, but was surprised when he turned and began to walk off.
"Wait!" she blurted. He turned around, smirking. "Aren't you going to tell me your name?"
"It's Axel. Got it memorized?" he exclaimed, dramatically. With one last smug smile, he walked away, chuckling to himself. He's interesting, but since when is that a bad thing? She thought as she went to find her friends.
She found Hayner and Pence sitting under a weeping willow tree. The school courtyard was picturesque. There were several picnic tables, but most students preferred to sit on the grass. All the trees were a collage of different colors. Everyone was enjoying the unusually warm weather. A group of boys was tossing around a Frisbee and a small crowd was listening to a boy playing an acoustic guitar.
"Hey guys." She stood there for a second debating whether to sit or not.
"What's wrong?" Pence asked
"Um, I'm not used to sitting on the ground in a skirt", she replied awkwardly.
"We can sit at a table if you want"
"No I'll be fine." She sat down, her legs to her side. Hayner snickered.
"What?"
"You must be the only girl at this school who doesn't hem her skirt to make it shorter," Hayner laughed.
"You got a problem with that?" Olette growled, with a hint of smile on her face.
Hayner cowered, feigning fright. The three of them cracked up. It's been a long time since I've laughed like this, she thoughtcontently.
xXx
Her good mood evaporated as soon as she got to her Calculus class. Math is evil. When I'm I ever going to need to now how to this stuff? She thought bitterly. Even though she loved to learn, math was the one exception. It wasn't even a requirement this year. The only reason she was taking it this year was because her parents said it would look good on her transcript. It didn't help that her teacher made her stand up in front of the class and introduce herself. Thankfully Riku was there. He waved to her when she walked in. She noticed that the boy with the blue eyes was also there. He stared at her for a second before returning to his book.
The teacher told her to sit in the only empty desk. It was next to a girl with blonde hair in ponytails. The girl gave her nasty look as she moved her purse off Olette's desk. So sorry for inconveniencing you, she thought sarcastically.
The teacher then began to talk about limits. Olette listened carefully, taking notes. It seemed like she and Riku were the only ones paying attention. Several people, including the girl next to her were texting under their desks and the boy with the blue eyes was reading. His book was on his desk. He wasn't even trying to hide the fact that he wasn't paying attention. Apparently he did this often; the teacher didn't even give him a second glance.
Finally, after what seemed like hours the bell rang. Olette grabbed her stuff and left the classroom. She noticed that Riku was waiting outside the door for her.
"Hey. Wasn't that class just the most interesting thing ever?" he said grinning.
"Yeah. It was just a barrel of monkeys," she replied unenthusiastically. Riku laughed.
"Don't worry. It's always like this," he added, cheerfully.
"Fantastic," she grumbled.
"Riku. Wait up!" said a voice from behind. It was Sora. "Where are you going? Our next class is in the other direction."
"I know. I was just walking Olette to her next class," Riku answered, causing Sora to throw her an interested look.
"Thanks Riku. But I can find it."
"Okay. See you tomorrow." He and Sora turned around and walked away. She heard Sora asking a question about her.
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Olette's final class of the day was Music History. When she entered the classroom she saw that there was only one other person there. It was the boy who had been playing the guitar during lunch. He was sitting on top of one of the desks writing in a blue notebook. She took a seat in the back and pulled out her Astronomy homework. After a few minutes more people began to arrive, including the teacher. When the bell rang, he stood up in the front of the room and asked everyone to quiet down.
"I don't feel like teaching today, so you all can do whatever you want." Several students cheered and began talking amongst themselves. Olette continued on her homework.
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Halfway through the class the door opened.
"Nice of you to join us Roxas," the teacher said.
"Sorry. I was doing something for a teacher," Roxas replied.
Where do I know that voice from? Olette wondered. It sounds really familiar. She gasped. Olette knew where she had heard that voice before. Looking up she saw that it was the boy with the blue eyes who had spoken.
It was the voice from her dreams.
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Hoped you liked it. I promise this is not just a AU high school fan fic. Please review!!
